Karela Thepla

by Shaheen Ali

A quintessential Indian flat bread that belongs to Gujarati cuisine is made with wheat flour, gram flour and is flavored with various additional ingredients like Fenugreek, Spinach, Beetroot , Bitter gourd etc. Theplas made with grated bitter gourd is ideal breakfast option for weight watchers and also is a diabetic friendly dish. Thepla is typically eaten with pickles and is a common breakfast in Gujarat and also a favorite travel/journey food. Thepla resembles Indian paratha a lot but is thin and made with minimum oil or butter unlike those ghee drenched Punjabi parathas. Let us quickly get on to the recipe of this amazing flat bread.

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KARELA THEPLA / BITTER GOURD FLAVORED INDIAN FLAT BREAD

Course
breakfast
Cuisine gujarati
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Servings
number
Ingredients
Course breakfast
Cuisine gujarati
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Servings
number
Ingredients
Instructions
  1. In a large mixing bowl, add wheat flour and besan along with grated karela, ajwain, turmeric, red chili powder, cumin powder, green chili paste, ginger paste, ghee/oil and mix well with a spoon or fork.
  2. Now slowly add warm water and knead the flour mix to make a soft dough.
  3. Heat a flat bottomed tawa and meanwhile prepare the theplas.
  4. Pinch a lemon sized ball from the dough and roll out to make a thin roti on the dusted floor.
  5. Once the tawa is hot, place the thepla on the tawa and dry roast it from both sides.
  6. Now brush some melted butter on both sides one by one and roast till golden in color.
  7. Transfer the thepla on a serving plate and serve hot with mango pickle/green chili pickle/fresh white butter or curd.
Recipe Notes

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Love : Shaheen

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